Throttle Fingerlifts?

[QuiGon]

Thanks, didn't know that! :thumbup:

[Ala12Rv-watermanpc]

Program the off/idle l and r to buttons 30 and 29 works well for starting and stopping the engines.

 

Then use another free button on the throttle or elsewhere to hold in place of using the real fingerlifts as you push through to AB on the carrier, try using one of the rarely used diagonal POV buttons POV1_UL or UR seems to work for me.

 

"With weight on the wheels, launch bar retracted and the arresting hook UP

or with weight off the wheels, afterburner operation is initiated by advancing the throttles through the

MIL detent gates into MAX. On the ground, an afterburner lockout system helps guard against

inadvertent afterburner selection. With weight on the wheels and launch bar extended or the arresting

hook DOWN, the afterburner lockout extends and the finger lifts must be raised or a force of

approximately 32 pounds must be applied before the throttles can be moved to MAX"

 

NATOPS A1-F18AC-NFM-000

 

From what I understand, the finger lifts are necessary when either the launch bar (which attaches the front landing gear to the catapult) or the hook are down. So yes, the aircraft 'knows' it's on a carrier.

 

Try lowering the launch bar on a field runway and see if you can select AB.

 

 

Thanks a lot guys, you are right, with arresting hook and/or launch bar enabled you MUST use the fingerlifts in order to lit AB...missed this, now I know it!:thumbup:

[FOXFIRE TWOONE]

Has the finger lifts been changed to always be up.? Today I noticed they don't move with keybind burt I see a/b on from cat. I have tried on keyboard and key assignment on my X52. I checked pass few updates and don't see anything about it.

 

Thanks

[PunchOut]

Has the finger lifts been changed to always be up.? Today I noticed they don't move with keybind burt I see a/b on from cat. I have tried on keyboard and key assignment on my X52. I checked pass few updates and don't see anything about it.

 

Thanks

 

Update 4:

Added option and input command to enable/disable afterburner detent, default fingerlift key is for both. For normal operation, you must re-save the options before the first use

 

 

Update 5:

Throttle afterburner detent is off by default now.

 

 

You can edit how you want the A/B detent to function in the Options>Special tab. I have mine set to carrier only.

[FOXFIRE TWOONE]

Update 4:

Added option and input command to enable/disable afterburner detent, default fingerlift key is for both. For normal operation, you must re-save the options before the first use

 

 

Update 5:

Throttle afterburner detent is off by default now.

 

 

You can edit how you want the A/B detent to function in the Options>Special tab. I have mine set to carrier only.

 

 

Thanks for the heads up.